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DISCOVER NEW ENGLAND’S
17th Annual Tourism Summit & International Marketplace – 2012
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
Boston, Massachusetts
March 26-28, 2012
Thank you to all who attended and sponsored this event! In total, 320 representatives from New England hotels, destinations, attractions and other tourism-based organizatons participated in 5,500+ appointments with overseas travel planners in the International Marketplaces. Links to a list of attendees, all workshop presentations and a gallery of photos will available on the right hand menu by Wednesday, April 4.
Next year’s DNE Summit 2013 will be held in Stowe, Vermont, at the Stowe Mountain Lodge from April 29 – May 1, 2013. Mark your calendars now! To get on our mailing list, email info@discovernewengland.org.
The Discover New England Annual Tourism Summit and International Marketplace is the only tourism trade event focused on New England to help bring more UK and European visitors to the region. At the 2011 DNE Summit, New England tourism-based businesses participated in over 5,000 marketplace meetings with 77 UK / European tour operators, U.S. receptives and international media. To learn more, read What is the DNE Summit and Why International Visitors, or read testimonials from last year’s attendees below!
Individual Registration*
Standard Rate: $595 per person (after Jan. 31, 2012)
Exhibitor TABLE (Includes a One-Person Registration) – ONLY 5 TABLES REMAINING
Standard Rate: $995 (after Jan. 31, 2012)
*Registration includes: the entire Summit event including International Marketplaces, Workshops, Monday & Tuesday evening receptions, Tuesday & Wednesday Continental Breakfasts, and Tuesday lunch. The DNE single/double Room Rate at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers is $175 plus tax if you book your room by March 9, 2012. Be sure to ask for the “Discover New England” special rate.
NOTE: ONCE YOU HAVE REGISTERED WE DO NOT ACCEPT CANCELLATIONS BUT WILL TRANSFER THE REGISTRATION TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.
IMPORTANT: Please add the following addresses to your safe sender list: lwilliams@discovernewengland.org and *.teameventmanagement.com.
Online appointment requests for meetings in the International Marketplace will begin mid-February. DNE Summit Sponsorship opportunities are available along with advertising space in the DNE Summit Program Book. Call the DNE office for more information.
2012 DNE SUMMIT GOLD SPONSOR
Discover New England thanks The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, known as “The Clark,” this year’s Gold Sponsor of the DNE Summit.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is both an art museum and research center, welcoming visitors year-round to experience its outstanding collections of European and American art in an intimate setting surrounded by the profound natural beauty of the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Set on a 140-acre campus of expansive lawns, meadows, and walking trails in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the Clark is home to exceptional examples of European and American painting and sculpture, master prints and drawings, English silver and porcelain, and early photographs. The museum is best known, however, for its extraordinary collection of French Impressionist paintings.
DNE 2011 Summit Testimonials from New England Lodging & Attraction Representatives:
“I made many new contacts on both the buyer and supplier side that I feel will result in new business. There is simply no other place where you can access the buying power for international visitors …at such a reasonable cost.”
“I have already started to receive business.”
“This was our first DNE and we have walked away with approximately 7 new contracts as well as meeting 56 different tour operators and receptives in formal meetings. Some of the International tour operators are already confirming our property in their itineraries. Putting a face to a property and building relationships makes all the difference.”
“We were able to see all the wholesale receptives and international tour operators that we targeted. We have confirmed agreements with all of the major receptives not already contracted, and many tour operators have already confirmed that they will include us in their program. DNE was money and time well spent!”
“Opened some exciting dialogues that likely will lead to significant business.”
